Stallions sweep basketball games

By Chris Miller, Jacksonville Daily News

Published: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 02:52 PM.

Junior J’Veon Walker added 16 points, including three 3-pointers and a contested right-handed slam dunk on a fastbreak in the second quarter for the Stallions. Walker’s 3-pointers came after Southwest first looked inside against the Trojans’ zone defense.

“Coach says to play inside-out,” Judd said.

But while Southwest had three double-digit scorers, Barnes never felt safe.

Jones Senior, which was led by 16 points from K.D. McCall and Miguel Foy and 14 from Eric Dudley, Jr., managed to stay competitive by scoring on putbacks after the first quarter.

“They got a lot of rebounds that got them back into the game,” Barnes said. “We also came down a couple of times and threw the ball away and then we were playing defense.”

Barker said his team simply played harder as the game progressed.

“We did a good job of matching them (on the glass) to even things up a little bit,” he said. “This is probably the best effort we’ve had all year, and I am very pleased with that.”

“Anytime you hit the boards like we did tonight in spurts, it helps out,” Southwest coach Tommy Barnes said. “Right now we are not a good offensive team. We are not shooting the ball as I hope we will later. We are missing a lot of shots, but we are able to get the rebound and put them back, and that’s big, especially against a good team like Jones Senior.”

Judd and Wohlever each took turns leading the Stallions until Judd scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to help Southwest hold back the Trojans, who got to within 62-53 with 4:21 left in the game after Jones Senior fell behind 49-32 early in the third quarter following an 8-0 SWO run.

“They both are good free throw shooters, but Malique is more of a jump shooter and Corey is more of an underneath player,” Barnes said. “That’s the difference.”

Judd sure thinks he and Wohlever came be a difference when they are on the same page for the Stallions, who visit defending CPC regular-season champion East Carteret on Friday.

“We can be real good, especially when our guards get us the ball,” he said. “We cut, we crash and when we are open, they feed us and we get layups.”

Not to mention they score on offensive putbacks.

“Their wing span is the difference,” Jones Senior coach Jason Barker said. “You can box them out, but they are so much longer.”

Wohlever and Judd each scored six points in the first quarter to help Southwest build a 20-10 lead, including an 11-1 cushion four minutes into the game.

“It was a physical game and we didn’t come out physical,” Barker said. “They (Stallions) came out more physical than us and their two big guys had 50-some points it seemed like with putbacks.”

Junior J’Veon Walker added 16 points, including three 3-pointers and a contested right-handed slam dunk on a fastbreak in the second quarter for the Stallions. Walker’s 3-pointers came after Southwest first looked inside against the Trojans’ zone defense.

“Coach says to play inside-out,” Judd said.

But while Southwest had three double-digit scorers, Barnes never felt safe.

Jones Senior, which was led by 16 points from K.D. McCall and Miguel Foy and 14 from Eric Dudley, Jr., managed to stay competitive by scoring on putbacks after the first quarter.

“They got a lot of rebounds that got them back into the game,” Barnes said. “We also came down a couple of times and threw the ball away and then we were playing defense.”

Barker said his team simply played harder as the game progressed.

“We did a good job of matching them (on the glass) to even things up a little bit,” he said. “This is probably the best effort we’ve had all year, and I am very pleased with that.”

Still, Southwest had established a big enough lead to hold off Jones Senior and record its second CPC win in as many games. The Stallions look to stay unbeaten in conference play Friday when they visit East Carteret, which beat Lejeune 109-57 on Tuesday night.

“You have to feel good going in,” Barnes said, “but the next two days we better make some strides on defense.”

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Southwest 43, Jones Senior 28: Southwest allowed just one first-quarter point and didn’t allow a field goal until two minutes into the second quarter as the Stallions defeated Jones Senior in a CPC game.